Cherokee students among winners in Russian essay contest

Monday

EVESHAM — Sixteen Cherokee High School students were honored in the 2017 National Russian Essay Contest, sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian.

This year, 1,099 students from 47 schools in 16 states and the District of Columbia participated in the Nov. 16 competition. The awards were announced on Feb. 20.

Students were given two hours to write about one topic chosen by contest administrators: “Why Study Russian.” Essays centered on topics such as family heritage, language, travel, the arts, politics, international relations, school activities, friends and career plans.

The following Cherokee students were honored:

Russian 2 students Waverly Pross and Gavin Ritter were awarded gold at the beginner level.

“To me, writing my essay really opened up my eyes. I had never really thought about why studying Russian was so important to me. As I kept thinking and writing, though, it gave me reassurance that I am making the right decision taking Russian as my language course,” Maria Kondratenko said. "I will continue to take Russian until I graduate, and most likely even study it in college.”

Many of the students plan to use their Russian language skills in careers in education, business and government service.

Established more than 30 years ago, the essay contest gives high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their Russian writing proficiency.

Cherokee students have been participating since 2008, winning a total of 138 national award.

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